Conservatives took control of Crawley Borough Council in May 2006, for the first time since its creation in 1974. After our first five and a half years, we can look back on an impressive track record of achievement.

Thank you for your support at the last election. Because of you, David Cameron is the first Conservative Prime Minister in 13 years and the Government’s plans to build a strong economy and a big society are in full swing. Now, to help us communicate with you, we've launched this new local website.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has made the welcome announcement thatBritain’s libel laws are to be reviewed. WhileBritain is a great bastion of freedom of speech, this concept is undermined by some aspects of our defamation laws that leave us open to ridicule.